"Who hates?" Linda laughed.
"Charles, the wrangler. He wouldn't say one word to me. He acted like I
have the plague or something." Emily said.
"Maybe he's shy." Linda volunteered.
"A lot of them are." Hartley explained. "The first few days they barely say
hello and by the time you leave, you feel like a big family."
Emily looked at him and smiled. "I thought I said something to offend him
or something"
Hartley looked much more at easy with Linda, then he did with Emily. And
when Angie came and joined them. Linda introduced Hartley to Angie and when
he found out what she did, he had question after question for her.
"What an interesting man." Emily commented as they entered the house.
"He likes your movies." Linda said encouragingly.
"He may like my movies." Emily said, "But he's crazy about you. It's
written all over him. He couldn't take his eyes off you."
"That's bullshit. He's intrigued by all of us."
"I'll bet you money he comes on to you before you leave here" Emily said
with total certainty. Angie rolled her eyes at them and washed her hands in
the kitchen.
"You two are disgusting. Is that all you think about? Dating?"
"Yeah and sex read the tabloids." Emily laughed. "Hey I just go by what I
see. This guy is crazy about Linda."
"I met him this morning, so I don't know what you're talking about." Linda
grinned.
They walked up to the dining room, talking and laughing, with no idea of
the powerful impression they as they walked along. They were three very
striking women. And from his deck un-noticed by them, Hartley Bowman was
watching Linda.
